Summary of Changes in Stockholders Equity (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Unrealized loss due to fair value adjustments on interest rate swap agreements, taxes	$ 0			$ 454			$ 138	$ 1,412
Gain realized on available-for-sale securities, taxes							1,180
Unrealized (loss) gain due to fair value adjustments on available-for-sale securities, taxes	$ 0			$ 1,234			$ 0	$ 998
Declaration Date	Aug. 18, 2016	May 26, 2016	Feb. 24, 2016	Aug. 20, 2015	May 18, 2015	Feb. 17, 2015
Record Date	Aug. 31, 2016	Jun. 08, 2016	Mar. 07, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015	Jun. 05, 2015	Mar. 04, 2015
Date Paid	Sep. 13, 2016	Jun. 22, 2016	Mar. 18, 2016	Sep. 11, 2015	Jun. 19, 2015	Mar. 19, 2015
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.27	$ 0.27	$ 0.27	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.81	$ 0.75
Total	$ 31,737	$ 31,373	$ 31,367	$ 29,080	$ 29,076	$ 29,024	$ 94,477	$ 87,180
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. Stockholders' Equity
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Unrealized loss due to fair value adjustments on interest rate swap agreements, taxes							138	1,412
Gain realized on available-for-sale securities, taxes							$ 1,180
Unrealized (loss) gain due to fair value adjustments on available-for-sale securities, taxes								$ 998